New Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark has been forced to postpone its opening night for the fourth time.

According to the Los Angeles Times, producers made the decision to once again delay the troubled production after one of the main cast members became injured.

"Due to some unforeseeable setbacks, most notably the injury of a principal cast member, it has become clear that we need to give the team more time to fully execute their vision," producer Michael Cohl explained.

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The musical had been scheduled to open on January 11, but has now been moved to February.

The first preview performance of the show in November received a generally negative response, due to the show being plagued by a variety of technical faults.